Urinary tract infection due to Corynebacterium urealyticum is "more prevalent than previously thought" in kidney transplant recipients, according to Spanish researchers. Reuters Health Information
Donor-transmitted tuberculosis in transplant recipients may cause extrapulmonary and disseminated infection, leading to atypical signs that can make diagnosis difficult. Nonetheless, early recognition is critical, as demonstrated by three cases described in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for April 4. Reuters Health Information
Nearly one in four US women who undergo cervical screening harbor high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine for April 1. Moreover, many women infected with the virus have normal Pap tests. Reuters Health Information
Monitoring beta-glucan antigenemia in neutropenic patients with acute leukemia is a useful noninvasive approach for early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections, according to a report by Swiss researchers in the March 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Prophylaxis with ganciclovir or its prodrug valganciclovir decreases cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related events and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation, Swiss and German researchers report in the March 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) can be distinguished from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with an investigational enzyme immunoassay (EIA) diagnostic kit, Japanese researchers report in the April 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 was identified in Dutch pigs and pig farmers. Its natural host is probably porcine, but could it cause infections in humans? Emerging Infectious Diseases
A total of 322 subjects tested positive for antibodies to avian influenza virus H5N1. No study participant met the World Health Organization serologic criteria for confirmed infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases
The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine covers 80% of pre-vaccine invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cases among children. How has the vaccine affected IPD incidence among children aged
